Brighton

Outlook: The Barons are off to a 6-1 start, including a 6-5 win over Irondequoit, avenging last year's semifinal loss. They've won only one sectional in the past four years, a real drought by Brighton's standards, but Bowen (41 goals/15 assists), Smolensky (37/24), Harris (34/24) and Randall (34/16) give the Barons plenty of firepower.

Pittsford

Outlook: The Panthers saw Penfield snap their two-year reign as sectional champion, but they have eight seniors and talent throughout their lineup. Syracuse University-bound Wehner and Turner are two of the area's top players, Pittsford can make a statement in Friday's 7 p.m. game at McAvoy Park against No. 1 Canandaigua.

Honeoye Falls-Lima

Outlook: Injuries slowed the Cougars down last regular season but they still managed to win a fourth Section V title in the past five years. Although they graduated only three seniors, they're off to a 1-3 start following Wednesday's 11-9 loss to Webster Thomas. The two other losses are to Penfield and Brighton, so look for HF-L to rebound.

Penfield

Outlook: Northwestern-bound Sheila Nesselbush (33 goals/16 assists) will direct an attack that has lost standout Jill Vacanti (37/8) to a knee injury for the season. Nesselbush's younger sister, Shannon, a junior, and sophomore Mackenzie Marring also will help power the midfield. Watch out for Gamer, an emerging young scorer.

Outlook: The Titans are coming off a good win, 11-9 over HF-L, but get a good test against Brighton on Friday. Resnick, who had 26 goals and 24 assists last year, leads the attack and is off to a fast start, and Humbert was all-league last year. Houppert (27 goals/15 assists), Boddery (27 goals) and Yokopovich (24) also will contribute.

Outlook: Butler is a former Penfield assistant. While the defense will be somewhat inexperienced, Irondequoit can rely on standout goalie Ochs and a strong midfield. An win over Penfield and 6-5 loss to Brighton have been solid early results.

Outlook: Smith replaces Mike Myers, who built the Blue Devils program, and inherits a team with 18 returnees that are off to a 4-2 start. Junior midfielder Hannah Savage had four goals, including the the tying and winning goals in Wednesday's 9-8 win over Penfield.

Outlook: The Red Raiders have a good mix of talent among veteran and young players, so they may take time to put it together. McKinnon had 43 goals last season and was an all-league pick like Poelma, who should keep Fairport in most games. Hall was another all-league choice.

Outlook: The Warriors have lots of returnees, but they're still young. Some of their playmakers are off to good starts, as Bingo (six goals) and MacCheyne (four) powered a 16-10 win over Churchville-Chili. Bollin, who was all-league last year, also has had a couple of big games and should lead the way.

- Jeff DiVeronica

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